Chair
Dominic has been CEO of Compass Group PLC, the world’s leading food service company since January 2018, having been on the Board since 2012. Prior executive appointments include CFO of Iglo Foods Group and Corporate Finance Director and Regional Finance Director of Cadbury plc. Dominic’s career began at PricewaterhouseCoopers and he is currently also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of the London Stock Exchange Group plc. Dominic is Vice-Chair of the Council of University College London (“UCL”), where he was an alumnus and achieved a BA Hons in French Language and Literature.
John joined FareShare in May 2010. He brings a wealth of experience from his 40-year career in finance and international business. He was Finance Director at Associated British Foods plc from May 1999 until April 2023. He was also formerly Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Compass Group plc and a Trustee of Voluntary Service Overseas. He is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has previously been Finance Director of Bunzl and United Biscuits. He is married with three children.
John is the Executive Director of Move On, the charity partner operating FareShare Glasgow and West of Scotland. John has worked as a Housing Officer and Community Worker and gained a postgraduate diploma in housing. He joined the Big Issue in Scotland where he set up and ran housing resettlement services in Edinburgh and Glasgow. John went on to manage the Big Issue in Scotland’s charity, developing and delivering a range of support services for people affected by homelessness. John was one of Move On’s founder Board members, who established the company in 1997. Since then, he has led Move On through twenty years of growth and development. Move On works to unlock the potential of vulnerable young people and those affected by homelessness in order to improve their lives.
Angela has been the Group General Counsel at Close Brothers, a FTSE 250 financial services firm since August 2019. She is a skilled executive in Finance, Corporate Governance, Risk and Regulation. Having gained her Law degree at St Peter’s College, Oxford, Angela has spent 17 years in top law firms and banking institutions and has been honoured with the Freedom of the City of London 2018 and was included in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list in 2020 which recognises the most daring, innovative and creative lawyers in the UK.
Andrew is a partner at Fieldfisher LLP specialising in trade and regulatory matters. Prior to private practice, Andrew spent 15 years as a Government lawyer and diplomat, including as the Head of International and EU law at the Attorney General’s Office and as the Prime Minister’s General Counsel (2014-2016). He has a proven track record in leading large and diverse teams through senior management and Board level experience and through delivering complex commercial and politically sensitive projects. He joined the FareShare Board in March 2019.
Adam is a Commercial leader with varied international experience across high growth technology-led businesses. He has a track record of setting up and accelerating eCommerce businesses through strategic then executional delivery. His leadership style focuses on results through team and people development. Adam’s background in consumer and food brands is combined with a personal interest in social enterprise and sustainability.
Juergen joins FareShare as a highly experienced international business manager and investor and is currently a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Group, the leading global alternative asset manager. Juergen sits on the boards of several companies including: the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee at BME in the Netherlands, a leading distribution and logistics company; the Chair of the Board of Directors at Averys in Belgium, a leading warehouse solutions business; and the Board of Directors at Schenck Process in Germany, a leading global food process equipment manufacturer.
He holds a Masters degree in Economics and Business and has studied in Australia and Japan.
Richard is a highly experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director in the charity and business sectors, with significant expertise as an advisor to boards. He brings considerable business skills to FareShare, including experience of driving improvement, connecting people to strategy and staff engagement.
Richard enjoyed a distinguished and long career at Ernst & Young, spanning more than 4 decades, where he was a Managing Partner for the Regions and Ireland, with overall responsibility for a £450m budget and 4,000 employees across 28 sites. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
As well as becoming a FareShare Trustee and joining our Finance Sub Committee, Richard currently chairs the Audit and Risk Committees of two companies and chairs the Willow Foundation, set up in memory of Anna Wilson, the daughter of former Arsenal footballer Bob Wilson, and which provides special days for seriously ill people. Richard also chairs the Finance Sub Committee.
Simone’s involvement with FareShare Midlands began in 2006, when she answered a call for help to support refugees coming to the UK.
She became Midlands Director in 2017. Under Simone’s leadership, FareShare Midlands has grown significantly. Today, it employs 60 staff and supports more than 70,000 people across the region, via a network of 500 charities and community groups.
Simone is as passionate about tackling food waste and hunger as she was when she first volunteered for FareShare more than 15 years ago. She is delighted to be able to contribute to the charity’s governance as a trustee.
Before joining FareShare, Simone worked in events and regional sales for a packaging company and managed a hotel and leisure complex in Leicestershire.
Aron Gelbard co-founded Bloom & Wild in 2013, and over the last 10 years has built the business into Europe’s leading direct-to-consumer flower and gifting platform, delivering millions of bouquets, plants and other gifts every year. It operates in eight European markets with a family of three consumer brands. Bloom & Wild differentiates itself through a direct-from grower supply chain with meaningfully lower waste than industry norms and through the use of proprietary technology to deliver a better customer experience and a more scalable and sustainable operation. The Group has been certified carbon neutral since 2020, is a signatory of the UK’s Tech Zero pledge, and has pioneered numerous sustainability innovations across supply chain and product development. Previously Aron worked at Bain & Company in London and Silicon Valley. He has an MA from Oxford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Aron is an active angel investor including in Carbon 13 and Eka Ventures in the sustainability space and is a pledger to Founders Pledge.
Karen joined the Food & Drink Federation as their Chief Executive in December 2021.
Prior to this, she was the Chief Executive of the Scotch Whisky Association for four years, representing the Scotch Whisky sector in the UK and export markets worldwide. Previously Karen was a diplomat in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for 16 years, where she held a variety of posts in London and overseas, including as British Ambassador to Morocco and non-resident Ambassador to Mauritania and Counsellor to the British Embassy in Washington. She was also posted to the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels and the British Embassy in Baghdad. In London, she served in the Cabinet Office and the Joint Intelligence Committee, as well as in several roles in the Foreign Office. Before joining government, Karen was a lawyer at Clifford Chance, working in London and Hong Kong. Karen is an Adviser to the UK Government’s Board of Trade and received an OBE in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to international trade.
Martin joined the Board in December 2023. Having read Economics at Manchester University, he has spent 30 years in the financial services industry running trading & technology operations for global investment banks and as a CEO & COO in market infrastructure.
Martin has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards. He was a board governor and audit committee chair at Tower Hamlets (New City) College and is a trustee at the Willow foundation, the only national charity working with seriously ill young people aged 16 to 40 to fulfil unforgettable special days.
Martin is an advisor to/investor in a number of start-up growth companies across fintech, healthcare and real estate.
In October 2022, Paul became Chief Executive Officer of ABF Sugar, having been Managing Director of British Sugar since 2016. Paul is responsible for the extensive sugar interests of Associated British Foods (ABF) which include many iconic brands and include renewable power, ethanol, animal feed and more. Previously, Paul was Managing Director of Westmill Foods and was AB Sugar’s first Strategy Director. Paul graduated in Modern History from Oxford and joined international strategy consultancy OC&C. He then became Director of Commercial Operations, Europe for EMI Records.
Tim is Group Managing Director of Nationwide Produce PLC – a family business involved in all aspects of fresh produce. Nationwide grows, grades, packs, trades, imports and exports fresh produce. It is one of the largest produce companies in the UK with offices and depots throughout the UK mainland, Belfast, Dublin, the Netherlands and Spain. Tim has worked in fresh produce all his life. Apart from the family business, he has worked at VHB, Briess, Hassy and G’s. Tim is a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, a Freeman of the City of London and a die-hard Evertonian.
Alex joined Alzheimer’s Society in June 2019. The focus of his role is to ensure both fundraising and our supporters are at the heart of the organisation. Alex started his working life in market research for one of the UK’s largest research agencies, moving then into direct-response marketing. Here, he worked with corporate and charity clients, including The Prince’s Trust, Save the Children and FilmFour. The interest and respect Alex developed for the art and science of direct response prompted a move into the charity sector (they were far-nicer clients!), where he later joined Marie Curie. Alex worked here for 9 years – latterly as the Director of Income and Engagement. Here, he learned the true power of collaboration and influencing across diverse stakeholder groups within large complex organisations. Now, he leads a dedicated, unified team across a strong portfolio of fundraising activities, with a clear ‘one team, one target’ strategy.
